Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Oenomaus | |
 | ||
Oenomaus mentirosa is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It occurs in lowland wet forest in Amazonian Peru.
The length of the forewings is 14.9 mm for males.
Etymology
The name of the species is derived from the Spanish word mentirosa (meaning "a feminine liar") and refers to the fact that the underside wing pattern resembles that of Porthecla gemma and Porthecla minyia, but this resemblance appears to be a false indicator of relationship.
References
Oenomaus mentirosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA